Chinese phrase
来〜份 lái 〜 fèn
Meaning
I'll have one serving of ___
When to use it
This phrase is used to order one serving of a named dish. The dish name follows the phrase, which is common in casual restaurant speech and sounds concise and polite.
Example dialogue
服务员，来一份宫保鸡丁。 fú wù yuán lái yí fèn gōng bǎo jī dīng
I'll have one serving of Kung Pao chicken, please.
好的，一份宫保鸡丁，稍等一下。 hǎo de yí fèn gōng bǎo jī dīng shāo děng yí xià
Okay, one serving of Kung Pao chicken. Please wait a moment.